PENN ANTI AN BROAD-TAIL. 
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this division possess the imitative powers exhibited 
by members of other genera. The beautiful and 
characteristic figure from Mr Lear’s drawing, and 
the accurate manner in which the engraving is co- 
loured, renders it unnecessary to give a detailed de- 
scription of the plumage of the adult. The young 
bird differs in having the under parts of an obscure 
green, sometimes varied with Fpots of red ; the azure 
patch upon the cheeks is also of a pale colour. The 
mantle dusky, each feather margined with pale red, 
and the two middle tail feathers green. The dimen- 
sions are as follows : — Total length about 15A inches, 
length of the tail 8 inches, of the tarsi f ths of an 
inch, of the upper mandible, from the gape to the 
tip, fths of an inch, height at base nearly 1 inch. 
Our next plate represents another beautiful spe- 
cies of the same genus : it is the 
